“Work will continue irrespective of…”: Delhi CM Kejriwal
"Free electricity, good education, and free travel for women will continue. The speed might reduce but the work will go on," he added.
"Free electricity, good education, and free travel for women will continue. The speed might reduce but the work will go on," he added.
Amid the row over alleged forged signatures of 5 MPs in a proposal for a Select Committee on the Delhi…
Even as the Delhi Services Bill sailed through the Rajya Sabha, clearing all legislative hurdles in the Parliament, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday expressed reservations on its ramifications on governance in the national capital, saying that it could potentially undermine the elected government's authority and facilitate an indirect central rule.
As the Rajya Sabha on Monday evening passed the Delhi Services Bill after an 8-hour-long debate, giving Centre control over city bureaucrats, Minister minister and Aam Admi Party leader Atishi said the ruling party and the people in the national capital will continue its fight against the BJP.
YSRCP MP Vijay Sai Reddy on Monday claimed one of its party member's name was also included by Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha in the proposed Select Committee on Delhi Services Bill without his consent.
Departing from the party line, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Monday blamed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the Delhi Services Bill, saying his running power tussle and bitter exchanges with the Centre resulted in the draft legislation on the control of services in the national capital.
The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday issued a three-line whip for all their Rajya Sabha (RS) MPs directing them to be present in the House on Monday as the Union Government will bring the Delhi Services Bill in the Upper House for its consideration and passage.
The Opposition maintained that the House did not have legislative competence to pass the Bill.
